Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Indian Beach, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Indian Beach and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Indian Beach
- Astronomy & Satellites ...
- Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
- To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above, we pass this GPS location for Indian Beach:
- 30.019091, -90.141185
- Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Indian Beach
- Bird Watching ...
- We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
- The eBird website is organized on a parish-by-parish basis. We have selected Jefferson Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Jefferson Parish
- Since Indian Beach is near Orleans Parish and also Saint Bernard Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Orleans Parish
- eBird sighting report for Saint Bernard Parish
- Waymarking ...
- Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Indian Beach ...
We found four communities that share the name Indian Beach.
Within Louisiana, the name Indian Beach is unique.
Beyond Louisiana, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Delaware
- Sussex County
- This Indian Beach is located in Sussex County and lies 1,044 miles [1,680.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Indian Beach that is located in Jefferson Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sussex County community of Indian Beach.
- Florida
- Sarasota County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Indian Beach [Sarasota County].
- North Carolina
- Carteret County
- This Indian Beach is located in Carteret County and lies 836 miles [1,345.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Indian Beach that is located in Jefferson Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carteret County community of Indian Beach.
- Washington
- Island County
- This Indian Beach is located in Island County and lies 2,114 miles [3,402.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Indian Beach that is located in Jefferson Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Island County community of Indian Beach.
- Delaware
Curious and Interesting Names Near Indian Beach ...
As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.
- Bucktown
(Less than 2 miles to the south) - Camp Leroy Johnson
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camp Leroy Johnson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Leroy Johnson
- Camp Leroy Johnson is located in Orleans Parish
- Garden District
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden District have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden District
- Garden District is located in Orleans Parish
- Greenville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Greenville is located in Orleans Parish
- Lakeview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Little Farms ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Farms have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Farms
- Little Farms is located in Jefferson Parish
- Spanish Fort
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spanish Fort have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish Fort
- Spanish Fort is located in Orleans Parish
- Storyville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Storyville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Storyville
- Storyville is located in Orleans Parish
- Walnut Street Ferry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Street Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Street Ferry
- Walnut Street Ferry is located in Orleans Parish
How Far From Indian Beach to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Indian Beach to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Indian Beach and extending to:
- Gretna, which is the Seat of Jefferson Parish, lies just to the Southeast.
- Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 67 miles [107.8 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from Indian Beach to Baton Rouge, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 963 miles [1,549.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of two days, a buggy would take 38 days and walking would take 55 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,860 miles [11,040.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,566 miles [12,176.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,443 miles [8,759.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Indian Beach. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Jefferson Parish: www.jeffparish.net/
The official website for State of Louisiana: louisiana.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Indian Beach) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Indian Beach. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.0191, Longitude: -90.1412 In this case, the coordinates for Indian Beach have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Indian Beach could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong parish. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <5> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Indian Beach to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.373 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.78 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.236 degrees. |